Confess Your Little Quirks

djchameleon · 03-25-2011, 07:10 AM

the correct answer should have been

"No, I do not mind waiting"

~~The Virgin~~ · 03-25-2011, 07:17 AM

haha! i see. ok, i get the point. i found a site that deals with grammar issues. i can't believe there's such a thing as "Filipinism", usual english talk used by Filipinos that are gramatically wrong in the real english word:

Filipinism (correct english)

I'll ask her an apology (I'll apologize to her)
Hand carry (carry on luggage)
At around 2pm (at about 2pm)
My brother is taking up law. (My brother is taking law)
I felt kind of tired (I felt rather tired)
I do apologize (I apologize)

wow. i wish i have known these things before.

BarelyBreathing · 03-25-2011, 07:23 AM

I saw everything but the first and second. Last I checked I'm not Filipino.

BarelyBreathing · 03-25-2011, 07:23 AM

Say, not saw.

Howard the Duck · 03-25-2011, 07:31 AM

here we have patois:-

gostan (go astern, reverse)
garment (government)
bank in the cheque (deposit a cheque)

and literal chinese/malay translations:-

don't play play (stop fooling around)
small gas (bad-tempered)
fly aeroplane (missed an appointment)

BarelyBreathing · 03-25-2011, 07:34 AM

Small gas? I think I need to incorporate that into my everyday language.

~~The Virgin~~ · 03-25-2011, 07:41 AM

hahaha! don't play play! grammar issues can sometimes be so funny.
i'll add more:

Come again? (I'm sorry would you please say that again?)
It's for free! (It's free of charge.)
Can I hold you for a minute? (Would you mind if I put you on hold for a minute?)
She delivered her baby yesterday (She had her baby yesterday)
Xerox (Photocopy)
It's traffic today. (Traffic is heavy)
We were under Mr. Johnson. (Mr. Johnson was our teacher)
Where are you studying? (Where do you go to school?)
We have one participant only. (We only have one participant)
I talk to her already (I already talked to her)
Wanted: Sewer (Wanted: Tailor or Seamstress)
Take home (To go)
Currently, I live in the Philippines right now. (I live in the Philippines)

BarelyBreathing · 03-25-2011, 07:44 AM

That's not so bad, although it probably wouldn't fly here if you asked to hold a customer.

~~The Virgin~~ · 03-25-2011, 07:51 AM

another idiom again! what you meant by "probably won't fly"?

BarelyBreathing · 03-25-2011, 07:53 AM

Sorry. It wouldn't be okay.

I actually hate that phrase.

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03-25-2011, 07:17 AM	#472 (permalink)
~~The Virgin~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cebu, Philippines Posts: 677	haha! i see. ok, i get the point. i found a site that deals with grammar issues. i can't believe there's such a thing as "Filipinism", usual english talk used by Filipinos that are gramatically wrong in the real english word: Filipinism (correct english) I'll ask her an apology (I'll apologize to her) Hand carry (carry on luggage) At around 2pm (at about 2pm) My brother is taking up law. (My brother is taking law) I felt kind of tired (I felt rather tired) I do apologize (I apologize) wow. i wish i have known these things before.

03-25-2011, 07:31 AM	#475 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	here we have patois:- gostan (go astern, reverse) garment (government) bank in the cheque (deposit a cheque) and literal chinese/malay translations:- don't play play (stop fooling around) small gas (bad-tempered) fly aeroplane (missed an appointment)

03-25-2011, 07:41 AM	#477 (permalink)
~~The Virgin~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cebu, Philippines Posts: 677	hahaha! don't play play! grammar issues can sometimes be so funny. i'll add more: Come again? (I'm sorry would you please say that again?) It's for free! (It's free of charge.) Can I hold you for a minute? (Would you mind if I put you on hold for a minute?) She delivered her baby yesterday (She had her baby yesterday) Xerox (Photocopy) It's traffic today. (Traffic is heavy) We were under Mr. Johnson. (Mr. Johnson was our teacher) Where are you studying? (Where do you go to school?) We have one participant only. (We only have one participant) I talk to her already (I already talked to her) Wanted: Sewer (Wanted: Tailor or Seamstress) Take home (To go) Currently, I live in the Philippines right now. (I live in the Philippines)

03-25-2011, 07:51 AM	#479 (permalink)
~~The Virgin~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cebu, Philippines Posts: 677	another idiom again! what you meant by "probably won't fly"?